National issues solved by the raising of flags and singing of...

National issues solved by the raising of flags and singing of anthems? Really?

And I suppose world peace could flourish if we could only get all the world leaders into a room and to hug one another...

Spare me the patriotic propaganda... It's nothing more than a brainwash tool designed to appeal to the base emotions of the already converted or those without the capacity of discerning critical thought...